Still Life Artist Parker Wittenberg | Red | Oil Painting

Los Angeles Art Gallery
Still Life
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Red

Oil Painting

Artist Statement

The human figure intrigues me, especially in the landscape in which it resides be it interior space or outside in nature or in an urban landscape. I enjoy thinking about the interplay of the figure with elements in the rest of the space; the environment.

In “Red” I painted a red ground first, as it played off elements I chose for the composition. For the painting, I used oils as I find I can mix wonderful nuances of color. I consider myself a colorist as I enjoy using various palettes to explore relationships between colors.

The live model I used in this painting interacts with the static elements of her environment. The goal was to create an exciting balance of forces in the overall composition. The surprise that occurred when painting “Red”, was how absolutely assertive the red paint was… insistent that the hair had to be red. No matter how many times I scrubbed out another color, the hair screamed to be red. One has to listen-..

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